Number Plate, Road Plate, ID Plate.

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66vwbeetlefan
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Number Plate, Road Plate, ID Plate.

Post by 66vwbeetlefan »

Could someone help me and tell me; in Australia, when the beetles came in, on the number plates, was it: e.g. ABC 123, or was it 123 ABC?
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This info is posted on the website: www.thesamba.com

Notes for Australian Models
Beginning for 1965 model year, a "9" as the second digit prefix Beetle chassis/body number indicates an Australian built. The first digit indicates model, the third digit indicates year model. The chassis/body numbering after the third digit, were supplied from Germany. Only the second prefix changed to "9" to denote an Australian built car. Engine numbers in Australian built Beetles used the same case numbering as German built cars. The engines were not built in Australia, but imported from Germany.
Example:
Chassis # 197 488 655 would be:
1 = Type 1
9 = Australia built
7 = 1967
488 655 = Vehicle # 488 655 off the 1967 production line
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